29 Notable alumni of University of Bremen
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Bremen is 400st in the world, 1st in North America, and 35st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from University of Bremen sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Bremen won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Cäcilia Rentmeister
1948-. (aged 78)
gender studies scholar
screenwriter
writer
Cäcilia Rentmeister (born 1948) is a German art historian, culture scientist and researcher of cultural conditions of women and of gender. In addition to studying the different realities in which men and women are living, she has concerned herself with the matriarchy.
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2. Sergey Solovyov
1955-2023 (aged 68)
computer scientist
mathematician
Sergey Yurievich Solovyov was a Russian mathematician who was a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science at the Moscow State University.
3. Catherina Becker
1964-. (aged 62)
academic
Catherina Gwynne Becker is W3 professor for Neural Development and Regeneration Alexander von Humboldt Professor at TU Dresden, and was formerly Professor of Neural Development and Regeneration at the University of Edinburgh.
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4. Joachim Schuster
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Joachim Schuster is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014, representing Germany as part of the Party of European Socialists. From 1999 until 2006, Schuster was member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen. From 2006 until December 2012, State Council in Bremen, first of work,...
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5. Werner Rügemer
1941-. (aged 85)
writer
journalist
non-fiction writer
photographer
Werner Rügemer is a left-wing German commentator, lecturer and writer.
6. Niyazi Kızılyürek
1959-. (aged 67)
academic
politician
Niyazi Kızılyürek is a Turkish Cypriot political scientist and politician. He is, as of 2016, a professor of political history in the University of Cyprus, specialising on the political history of Turkey and Cyprus, and the Dean of the School of Humanities there.
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7. Sascha Karolin Aulepp
1970-. (aged 56)
juvenile court judge
lawyer
judge
politician
Sascha Karolin Aulepp is a German judge and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as State Minister for Children and Education in the government of Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte since 2021.
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8. John-Dylan Haynes
1971-. (aged 55)
neuroscientist
psychologist
John-Dylan Haynes is a British-German brain researcher.
9. Helga Trüpel
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Helga Trüpel is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. She is a member of the Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party.
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10. Birgit Meyer
1960-. (aged 66)
anthropologist
university teacher
Birgit Meyer is a German professor of religious studies at Utrecht University.
11. Henning Melber
1950-. (aged 76)
political scientist
Henning Melber is a German political scientist and sociologist. He is a German-Namibian and Swedish Africanist and political activist.
12. Bernd Neumann
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
Bernd Otto Neumann is a former German politician and since 2014 president of the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
13. Reyhan Şahin
1980-. (aged 46)
singer
radio personality
writer
rapper
film actor
Reyhan Şahin, known professionally as Lady Bitch Ray or Doctor Bitch Ray, is a Turkish-German rapper, author, linguist and former radio host.
14. Rolf Mützenich
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
political scientist
Rolf Heinrich Mützenich is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as leader of the SPD group in the Bundestag from June 2019 until February 2025.
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15. Andreas Bovenschulte
1965-. (aged 61)
jurist
politician
Andreas Bovenschulte is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as the President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen since 2019 and as president of the Bundesrat since 2025.
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16. Christoph Butterwegge
1951-. (aged 75)
university teacher
political scientist
politician
Christoph Butterwegge is a German political scientist and poverty researcher. From 1998 to 2016 he was Professor of Political Science at the Institute for Comparative Education and Social Sciences at the Humanities Faculty of the University of Cologne and is a member of the Research Center for Intercultural Studies (FiSt).
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17. Carsten Sieling
1959-. (aged 67)
economist
politician
trade unionist
Carsten Günter Erich Sieling is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as the President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen from 2015 to 2019. His successor is Andreas Bovenschulte.
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18. Martina Renner
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Martina Renner is a German politician of The Left who has been a member of the Bundestag since 2013 and one of six deputy leaders of her party since 2018.
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19. Maike Schaefer
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Maike Schaefer is a German biologist and politician of Alliance 90/The Greens. She served as Vice President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen as well as Bremen Senator for Climate Protection, Environment, Mobility, Urban Development and Housing in the Bovenschulte Senate between August 2019 and July 2023.
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20. Claas Relotius
1985-. (aged 41)
journalist
editing staff
Claas-Hendrik Relotius is a German former journalist. He resigned from Der Spiegel in 2018 after admitting to numerous instances of journalistic fraud.
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21. Coldmirror
1984-. (aged 42)
television presenter
musician
radio personality
YouTuber
film director
Kathrin Fricke, better known by her nickname Kaddi or online pseudonym Coldmirror, is a German YouTube creator and comedian. The pseudonym was inspired by the song "Creatures That Kissed in Cold Mirrors" by the band Cradle of Filth. She operates one of the most popular German YouTube channels, moderated radio and television programmes, and publishes blog and vlog entries.
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22. Hans Koenigsmann
military flight engineer
Hans-Jörg Königsmann is a German aerospace engineer who was Vice President of Flight Reliability for SpaceX until his retirement in 2021.
23. Thore Schäck
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
economist
Thore Schäck is a German entrepreneur and politician from the Free Democratic Party. He has been a member of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen since 2019 and has been state chairman of the Bremen FDP since 2020.
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24. Herta Däubler-Gmelin
1943-. (aged 83)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
Herta Däubler-Gmelin is a German lawyer, academic and politician of the Social Democratic Party. She served as Federal Minister of Justice from 1998 to 2002, and as a Member of the Bundestag from 1972 to 2009. She currently teaches as an honorary professor of political science at the Free University of Berlin, particularly on international relations and human rights, and...
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25. Klaus Segbers
1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher
scientist
political scientist
Klaus Segbers is a German political scientist and professor for International Relations and East European Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Global Politics at Freie Universität Berlin, which offers four distinct graduate study programs designed for professionals and young leaders. His research interests include theories of international relations, transformations in...
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26. Alexander Nuno Alvaro
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
consultant
lobbyist
politician
Alexander Nuno Alvaro is a German politician and was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. During his first mandate he worked in the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; he was a substitute for the Committee...
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27. Werner Müller
1946-2019 (aged 73)
economist
business executive
politician
Wilhelm Werner Müller was a German businessman and politician. He served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy from 1998 to 2002. He then became CEO of RAG AG from 2003, of which Evonik was derived in 2007. His management of a reduction in Germany's dependence on coal in a socially responsible way won him the Manager of the...
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28. Katrin Meissner
1971-. (aged 55)
climatologist
oceanographer
Katrin Juliane Meissner is a physical oceanographer and climate scientist known for climate models assessing the impact of abrupt climate change on terrestrial and marine biogeochemical cycling.
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29. Adjany Costa
1989-. (aged 37)
politician
environmentalist
Adjany da Silva Freitas Costa is an Angolan biologist and conservationist from Huambo who served as the Angolan Minister of Culture, Tourism and Environment from April to October 2020.
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